Account Based Engagement: The 5 Things Sales Needs Now from Marketing for Successful Acquisition and Growth

Account Based Marketing might be an industry buzzword, but what is a true ABM strategy? In its essence an ABM strategy involves identifying high value accounts or prospects, targeting the key stakeholders and then implementing a highly personalised marketing strategy to appeal to their specific needs. It sounds simple but an effective ABM strategy requires a real change of thinking and is not, simply targeting key accounts.

Have you ever wondered, what exactly does your Business Development team think about the leads you giving them? Are they truly valuable, or are they dead leads? What is the real conversion rate between your webinar attendees and real leads who end up buying your product or service? You can have the best content webinar strategy, coupled with the strongest webinar platform, but if you are not sending your sales team the right leads, you are wasting your time (and money). In order to close this gap between marketing and sales, start leveraging an Account-Based Marketing(ABM) strategy.

70% of a buyer’s journey is complete before they even reach out to sales. What’s more – only 5% of a customer’s time is spent with a sales rep during their buying journey. So how do you understand your buyer and make the most out of every interaction? By using Drift and 6sense together, of course. With Drift and 6Sense, you can gain insight into your buyer’s journey and deliver a personalized solution sure to speak directly to their needs. Join us for a tactical workshop on November 16th, to learn how you can harness both Drift and 6Sense together to grow revenue. During this workshop, we’ll show you how to set up the integration and some plays you can put into action to get the most out of every interaction.

Effective demand gen begins with well-informed planning, then produces killer experiences, and ends with clear reporting. Want to do all that? Access our first Online Forum of 2019 available on-demand through June 15 where you'll get the scoop on LinkedIn ads, multi-channel experiences, and rock-solid data. Sponsored by Uberflip.